Gorilla_Controller_Action_Helper_Resource

ExampleController.php

<?php

class Example_Controller extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
    public function indexAction()
    {
        $db = $this->getHelper('resource')->db;
    }
}

Resource.php

<?php

class Gorilla_Controller_Action_Helper_Resource extends Zend_Controller_Action_Helper_Abstract
{

    /**
     * @var Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap
     */
    protected $_bootstrap = null;

    /**
     * get application bootstrap
     *
     * @return Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap
     */
    public function getBootstrap()
    {  
        if( null === $this->_bootstrap ) {
            $this->_bootstrap = $this->getFrontController()->getParam( 'bootstrap' ); 
        }  

        return $this->_bootstrap;
    }  

    /**
     * set bootstrap
     *
     * @param $bootstrap Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap
     * @return Gorilla_Controller_Action_Helper_Resource
     */
    public function setBootstrap( Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap $bootstrap )
    {  
        $this->_bootstrap = $bootstrap;

        return $this;
    }  

    public function __get( $name )
    {  
        $bootstrap = $this->getBootstrap();

/*      if( ! $bootstrap->hasResource( $name ) ) {
            throw new Exception( )
        }
        */

        return $bootstrap->getResource( $name ); 
    }  
}